Dispenser for dispensing sheet products and method of manufacturing the dispenser

ABSTRACT

A dispenser for dispensing sheet products includes a plurality of walls connected to each other, defining an interior volume, and a stack of sheet products received in the interior volume. A removable panel is provided at a top wall of the plurality of walls. The dispenser is configured so that, upon removal of the removable panel, an opening in the top wall for removing sheet products is revealed. The removable panel extends to a side wall of the plurality of walls so that a portion of the removable panel is present at the side wall.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a national stage entry under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of, andclaims priority to, International Application No. PCT/EP2017/057459,filed Mar. 29, 2017. The above-mentioned patent application isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to a dispenser for dispensing sheet productssuch as a stack of sheet products, such as tissues, wipes, napkins orthe like, received in the dispenser, and further relates to associatedmethods of manufacture.

BACKGROUND

Sheet products, such as tissues, wipes, napkins and other wipingproducts in sheet form, are commonly offered as a stack of sheetproducts received in a dispenser, e.g., a table top container or adispensing box, such as a tissue box. The table top container or thedispensing box has an opening through which a user pulls a sheet productin order to remove it from the container or box. In order to facilitateremoval of the sheet product from the container or box, adjacent sheetproducts in the stack may be interfolded with each other. In this way,when removing the top sheet product from the stack and pulling the sheetproduct completely through the opening in the container or box, thepulled-out sheet product will bring a portion of the next sheet productin the stack out through the opening. Thus, the next sheet product isreadily available for gripping and removing from the container or box.

In order to keep the stack of sheet products in the container or box inan uncompromised state, the container or box may be provided with aremovable panel which covers the opening thereof. In this case, theremovable panel has to be removed to uncover the opening, thus allowingaccess to the sheet products.

U.S. Patent Publication No. 2003/0168467 discloses a dispenser fordispensing interfolded disposable sheets. The dispenser includes aremovable top that is releasably attached to the first sheet in thestack contained in the container. The removable top is positioned overan opening in the top wall of the container. The opening is forwithdrawing the sheets from the container after the removable top hasbeen removed. When the removable top is pulled off the container, thefirst sheet in the stack is partially withdrawn from the container.

In such known dispensers, the removable panel or top is arranged so asto be present only at a top wall of the dispenser. In order to removethe removable panel or top from the top wall, an end of the panel or tophas to be gripped by a user and the user has to tear off the panel ortop.

However, due to the arrangement of the panel or top exclusively at thetop wall of the dispenser, the end thereof is generally difficult togrip and may also be difficult to hold on to when tearing off the panelor top. Hence, the process of removing the panel or top is renderedcumbersome and laborious. Further, the panel or top may be torn off inan imprecise manner, in particular, if the panel or top is attached to apart of the top wall through perforation bridges.

Hence, it would be desirable to provide a dispenser comprising a stackof sheet products which allows for sheet products to be removed in asimple and efficient manner. Further, it would be desirable to provide amethod of manufacturing such a dispenser.

SUMMARY

To address these and other problems with conventional designs, thepresent invention proposes a dispenser with the technical featuresdescribed below.

In one embodiment, the dispenser is a dispenser for dispensing sheetproducts. The dispenser includes a plurality of walls connected to eachother, defining an interior volume, and a stack of sheet productsreceived in the interior volume. A removable panel is provided at a topwall of the plurality of walls. The dispenser is configured so that,upon removal of the removable panel, an opening in the top wall forremoving sheet products is revealed. The removable panel extends to aside wall of the plurality of walls so that a portion of the removablepanel is present at the side wall.

In one aspect, the removable panel thus reaches over an edge, i.e., aside edge, of the top wall to the side wall, i.e., the side walladjacent to the edge of the top wall.

The removable panel is present at the top wall and the side wall.

The top wall may be a substantially planar wall. The side wall may be asubstantially planar wall.

The dispenser is configured so that, upon removal of the removablepanel, i.e., removal of the removable panel from the top wall, anopening in the top wall for removing sheet products is revealed. Forexample, the opening in the top wall may be uncovered or formed byremoving the removable panel. The opening may be present only in the topwall of the plurality of walls. The opening may be present in the topwall and in the side wall.

In another aspect, the removable panel extends to the side wall of theplurality of walls so that a portion of the removable panel is presentat the side wall, e.g., in the side wall or on the side wall.

The arrangement of the removable panel so that it is provided at the topwall and extends to the side wall, a portion of the removable panelbeing present at the side wall, allows for the removable panel to begripped and removed by a user in a simple and efficient manner. Inparticular, the user can grip the removable panel so that his thumbtouches the portion of the removable panel present at the side wall andhis index finger touches a part of the removable panel present at thetop wall, for example, close to the respective side edge of the top walladjacent the side wall. In this way, the removable panel, i.e., an endthereof, can be safely and firmly gripped, enabling removal of the panelin a simple, efficient and precise manner.

Hence, the dispenser allows for sheet products to be removed in a simpleand efficient manner.

In a further aspect, the plurality of walls may comprise the top wall, abottom wall opposite the top wall, two opposing side walls and twoopposing end walls. In this case, the top wall is connected to thebottom wall through the two side walls and the two end walls.

The bottom wall may be a substantially planar wall. The two side wallsand/or the two end walls may be substantially planar walls.

The removable panel may be made of a pliable and/or flexible and/or softmaterial.

The removable panel may be made of a sheet material, a film material ora foil material, e.g., a plastic sheet or a plastic foil.

For example, the removable panel may be made of a plastic material, suchas a polymer material, paper, cardboard, metal or the like. Particularlypreferably, the removable panel is made of a plastic material, e.g., apolymer material, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP),polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyester or the like.

In the embodiments described in this invention, the sheet products maybe household products, kitchen towels, sanitary sheet products, such astissues, e.g., facial tissues, wipes, e.g., dry wipes or wet wipes,napkins or the like.

A tissue paper is defined as a soft absorbent paper having a basisweight below 75 g/m² and typically between 10 and 60 g/m². Its densityis typically below 0.60 g/cm³, preferably below 0.30 g/cm³ and morepreferably between 0.04 and 0.20 g/cm³. Moist tissue paper webs areusually dried against one or more heated rolls. A method which iscommonly used for tissue paper is the so-called Yankee drying. At Yankeedrying, the moist paper web is pressed against a steam-heated Yankeecylinder which can have a very large diameter. The paper web is usuallycreped against the Yankee cylinder.

Another drying method is so called through-air-drying (TAD). In thismethod, the paper is dried by hot air blown through the moist paper web,often without a preceding wet pressing. In connection with the TADdrying, the patterned structure of the drying fabric is transferred tothe paper web. This structure is essentially maintained also in wetcondition of the paper, since it has been imparted to the wet paper web.

In the international patent application number PCT/SE98/02461 there isdisclosed a method for producing an impulse dried paper, especiallytissue paper, having a three-dimensional pattern, said paper having highbulk and softness. Impulse drying shortly involves that the moist paperweb is passed through the press nip between a press roll or press shoeand a heated roll, which is heated to such a high temperature that aquick and strong steam generation occurs in the interface between themoist paper web and the heated roll. The three-dimensional embossmentpattern is accomplished by a pattern provided on the heated roll. Thecounter means, for example a press felt, against which the paper ispressed in connection with the simultaneous impulse drying and shaping,has a non-rigid surface.

The present disclosure refers to and works with all types of tissuepaper. The tissue paper may be creped or non-creped. The creping maytake place in wet or dry condition. It may further be foreshortened byany other methods, such as so called rush transfer between wires.

The fibres contained in the tissue paper may be mainly pulp fibres fromchemical pulp, mechanical pulp, thermo-mechanical pulp, chemo-mechanicalpulp and/or chemo-thermo-mechanical pulp (CTMP). The fibres may also berecycled fibres. The tissue paper may also contain other types of fibresenhancing, e.g., strength, absorption or softness of the paper. Thesefibres may be made from regenerated cellulose or synthetic material,such as polyolefin, polyesters, polyamides etc.

The tissue paper coming out from the tissue machine as a single-plypaper sheet may be converted to the final tissue product in many ways,for example embossed, laminated to a multi-ply product, rolled orfolded. A laminated multi-ply tissue product comprises at least twotissue plies, which are often joined by either adhesive or mechanically.The adhesive may be applied all over the paper or just in regions, forexample, dots or lines, or only along the edges of the product. Themechanical methods are mainly embossing either over the entire area ofthe plies or only along the edges, so called edge embossing. In thefinal product, the plies are mostly easily detectable and can often beseparated from each other as single plies.

The tissue paper coming out from the tissue paper machine may compriseone or more layers. In the case of more than one layer, this isaccomplished either in a multi-layered headbox, by forming a new layeron top of an already formed layer or by couching together already formedlayers. These layers cannot or only with considerable difficulty beseparated from each other and are joined mainly by hydrogen bonds. Thedifferent layers may be identical or may have different propertiesregarding, for example, fibre composition and chemical composition.

In another aspect, the removable panel may be removably attached to atleast a portion of the top wall.

Perforations may be provided in the top wall. The perforations penetratea material of the top wall.

The perforations may define a part of the removable panel.

In one aspect, the removable panel may be removably attached to aportion of the top wall through perforation bridges arranged between theperforations. In this case, the removable panel can be removed, i.e.,removed from the portion of the top wall, by tearing off the panel alongthe perforations, thus revealing, e.g., forming, the opening in the topwall for removing sheet products.

A material, e.g., a sheet material, of the top wall may be perforated soas to form the part of the removable panel present at the top wall. Inthis case, the removable panel is removably attached to a portion, e.g.,a remainder, of the top wall through perforation bridges, i.e., portionsof top wall material arranged between the perforations.

The removable panel may be removably attached to a portion of the topwall in other ways, e.g., through an adhesive or by welding.

For example, the top wall may comprise an opening for removing sheetproducts which is covered by the removable panel. The removable panelmay be removably attached, in a continuous or discontinuous manner,e.g., through an adhesive or by welding, to a region of the top wallsurrounding the opening. In this case, the opening in the top wall isuncovered when removing the removable panel.

Perforations may be provided in the side wall to which the removablepanel extends. The perforations penetrate a material of the side wall.The perforations may define the portion of the removable panel presentat the side wall.

The portion of the removable panel present at the side wall may beremovably attached to a portion of the side wall through perforationbridges arranged between the perforations.

In another aspect, a material, e.g., a sheet material, of the side wallmay be perforated so as to form the portion of the removable panelpresent at the side wall. In this case, the portion of the removablepanel is removably attached to a portion, e.g., a remainder, of the sidewall through perforation bridges, i.e., portions of side wall materialarranged between the perforations.

The length of the perforations provided in the top wall and/or the sidewall may be in the range of 1 mm to 9 mm, or 2 mm to 8 mm, or 3 mm to 7mm, or 4 mm to 6 mm.

For example, the length of the perforation bridges provided in the topwall and/or the side wall may be in the range of 0.5 mm to 3 mm or 1 mmto 2 mm.

The perforations provided in the top wall and/or the side wall may bearranged so as to be symmetric with respect to a center line of theremovable panel which extends along the width-wise center of theremovable panel, i.e., the center of the removable panel in the widthdirection thereof, i.e., in the direction from the first end walltowards the second end wall of the plurality of walls.

This symmetric arrangement of the perforations ensures that the tearingforce during removal of the removable panel is evenly distributed alongthe removable panel. Hence, the removable panel can be removed in aparticularly controlled and precise manner.

A spacing between adjacent perforation bridges arranged at the side wallmay be larger than a spacing between adjacent perforation bridgesarranged at the top wall. In this way, the removable panel can beremoved in a particularly simple and efficient manner. In particular,the initial stage of the removal process can be facilitated. Moreover,the tactile feeling experienced by a user when removing the removablepanel is further improved. In particular, the user experiences tworemoval stages, the first when removing the portion of the removablepanel from the side wall and the second when removing the remainder ofthe removable panel from the top wall.

In yet another aspect, the perforations may comprise first perforationsat the side wall and second perforations at the top wall. The firstperforations may be longer, i.e., have a larger extension, than thesecond perforations.

The perforations may comprise first perforations at the side wall and ata portion of the top wall in the vicinity of the side wall and secondperforations at the remainder of the top wall. The first perforationsmay be longer, i.e., have a larger extension, than the secondperforations. The portion of the top wall in the vicinity of the sidewall may extend from a side edge of the top wall adjacent the side wallover between 5% and 20%, 8% and 18%, or 10% and 15% of the length of thetop wall in the direction from the first side wall towards the secondside wall.

The length of the first perforations may be in the range of 4 mm to 9mm, or 5 mm to 8 mm, or 6 mm to 7 mm. The length of the secondperforations may be in the range of 1 mm to 5 mm or 2 mm to 4 mm.

For example, the length of the perforation bridges provided in the topwall and/or the side wall may be in the range of 0.5 mm to 3 mm or 1 mmto 2 mm.

The number of the first perforations may be in the range of 3 to 15, or5 to 13, or 7 to 11, for example, 9.

A spacing between adjacent perforation bridges at the side wall may bethe same as a spacing between adjacent perforation bridges at the entiretop wall. In particular, the spacing between adjacent perforationbridges may be substantially constant throughout the entire removablepanel.

A perforation may be provided in the side wall at the lowermost part ofthe portion of the removable panel in the direction from the top walltowards the bottom wall of the plurality of walls. In this way, removalof the removable panel is further facilitated.

A perforation provided in the side wall at the lowermost part of theportion of the removable panel may cross or intersect the center line ofthe removable panel which extends along the width-wise center of theremovable panel.

To this end, the perforations may be arranged so that no perforationbridge crosses or intersects the center line of the removable panelwhich extends along the width-wise center of the removable panel.

In this way, removal of the removable panel is further facilitated. Inparticular, by arranging the perforations in this manner, a user canremove the portion of the removable panel from the remainder of the sidewall more easily. A better grip of this portion by the user is enabled.

The removable panel, e.g., the entire removable panel, may be formed bya sequence of perforations, the sequence extending from the top wall tothe side wall.

Perforations may be present only in the top wall. No perforations may bepresent in the side wall.

In a further aspect, the portion of the removable panel present at theside wall may be a tab, such as a pull tab. The tab, in particular, thepull tab, may be a strip of material, e.g., a sheet material and/or apliable or flexible material. For example, the tab, in particular, thepull tab, may be made of a sheet material, a film material or a foilmaterial, e.g., a plastic sheet or a plastic foil.

The tab, in particular, the pull tab, may be removably attached to theside wall, e.g., through an adhesive or by welding.

The tab, in particular, the pull tab, may be detached from the sidewall.

The tab, in particular, the pull tab, may be in contact with the sidewall.

In yet another aspect, the removable panel may extend along the top wallover at least 70%, at least 80%, at least 90%, or at least 95% of thelength of the top wall in the direction from the side wall to which theremovable panel extends towards the side wall of the plurality of wallswhich is arranged opposite the side wall to which the removable panelextends. In this way, an opening with a particularly sizeable extensioncan be revealed by removing the removable panel, thus minimizingfriction in the subsequent removal of sheet products through theopening.

The removable panel may be arranged so as not to extend to the side wallof the plurality of walls which is arranged opposite the side wall towhich the removable panel extends. In this way, it can be ensured in aparticularly reliable manner that a high degree of stability of thedispenser is maintained after removal of the removable panel. Further,the removable panel can be removed in an especially well-defined andprecise way.

The removable panel may be arranged so as to extend also to the otherside wall, i.e., the side wall of the plurality of walls which isarranged opposite the side wall to which the removable panel extends, sothat another portion of the removable panel is present at the other sidewall.

The removable panel may extend to a first side wall of the plurality ofwalls and to a second side wall of the plurality of walls so that afirst portion of the removable panel is present at the first side walland a second portion of the removable panel is present at the secondside wall. The first side wall and the second side wall may be arrangedopposite each other.

The arrangement of the removable panel so that it extends to the firstand second side walls offers a user greater versatility and flexibilityfor removing the removable panel.

The first portion of the removable panel and/or the second portion ofthe removable panel may be provided in any of the configurationsdetailed above.

In one aspect, the first portion of the removable panel and the secondportion of the removable panel may substantially have the sameconfiguration or have configurations which are different from eachother. For example, one of the first and second portions may be formedby perforations, i.e., by perforating the side wall, and the other ofthe first and second portions may be a tab, such as a pull tab.Alternatively, both of the first and second portions may be formed byperforations or be present in the form of tabs, such as pull tabs.

The removable panel, e.g., the entire removable panel, may be formed bya sequence of perforations, the sequence extending from the first sidewall over the top wall to the second side wall.

The portion of the removable panel present at the side wall may extendalong the side wall over between 10% and 50%, between 15% and 45%,between 20% and 40%, or between 25% and 35% of the height of the sidewall in the direction from the top wall towards the bottom wall.

The plurality of walls may be made of a pliable and/or flexible and/orsoft material.

The plurality of walls may be made of a sheet material, a film materialor a foil material, e.g., a plastic sheet or a plastic foil.

The plurality of walls may be made of a plastic material, such as apolymer material, paper, cardboard, metal or the like. Particularlypreferably, the plurality of walls is made of a plastic material, e.g.,a polymer material, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP),polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyester or the like.

The plurality of walls may be made of a sheet material. Only a singlelayer of the sheet material may be present in the region of the sidewall in which the portion of the removable panel is present. In thisway, removal of the removable panel is further facilitated, inparticular, if the portion of the removable panel present at the sidewall is defined by perforations, so that the portion of the removablepanel is removably attached to a portion of the side wall throughperforation bridges.

In yet another aspect, the side wall to which the removable panelextends, e.g., the first side wall, may have one or more, for exampletwo, three or four, fold over portions in which the sheet material isfolded over so that two or more layers of sheet material are arranged ontop of each other in the fold over portions.

In these fold over portions, the sheet material may be folded over fromlateral edges of the side wall towards the center of the side wall inthe width direction of the side wall and/or folded over from a loweredge of the side wall towards the center of the side wall in the heightdirection of the side wall, i.e., the direction from the bottom walltowards the top wall.

The fold over portions may extend substantially along the entire heightof the side wall.

The fold over portions may be arranged so that a gap is present betweenthe fold over portions in the width direction of the side wall. The gapmay be provided so that only a single layer of the sheet material ispresent in the region of the side wall in which the portion of theremovable panel is present.

The fold over portions may have a tapered shape in the direction fromthe lateral edges of the side wall towards the center of the side wallin the width direction of the side wall. Specifically, the fold overportions may be tapered so that an extension thereof along the height ofthe side wall decreases in the direction from the lateral edges of theside wall towards the center of the side wall. In the center of the sidewall in the width direction of the side wall, the fold over portions mayextend only along a part, e.g., 60% or less, 50% or less, 40% or less,or 30% or less, of the height of the side wall. The fold over portionsmay be arranged so that only a single layer of the sheet material ispresent in the region of the side wall in which the portion of theremovable panel is present.

The fold over portions may be folded over so as to at least partiallyoverlap each other. For example, the fold over portions may be foldedover so as to overlap each other in an overlap region arranged in thecenter of the side wall in the width direction of the side wall. In thisoverlap region, three or more layers of sheet material may be arrangedon top of each other.

The fold over portions may have a tapered shape in the direction fromthe lateral edges of the side wall towards the center of the side wallin the width direction of the side wall. The fold over portions mayextend all the way to the lower edge of the side wall in the heightdirection of the side wall.

In another aspect, the part of the removable panel provided at the topwall may have a straight shape, i.e., a shape with straight edges, or ashape with curved or undulating edges. The part of the removable panelprovided at the top wall may have a shape with straight edges, thestraight edges being substantially parallel to side edges of the topwall adjacent the end walls.

The plurality of walls may substantially have a rectangular prism shapeor a cubic shape.

The plurality of walls may substantially have a rectangular prism shape.The part of the removable panel provided at the top wall may have ashape with straight edges, the straight edges being substantiallyparallel to long side edges of the top wall.

The plurality of walls may substantially have a rectangular prism shape.The side wall to which the removable panel extends may be arranged at ashort side of the rectangular prism shape, i.e., at a short side edge ofthe top wall. Alternatively, the side wall to which the removable panelextends may be arranged at a long side of the rectangular prism shape,i.e., at a long side edge of the top wall.

In a further aspect, the dispenser may further comprise a sleevearranged so as to at least partially surround the top wall, the twoopposing end walls of the plurality of walls and the bottom wall of theplurality of walls. In this way, the stability and robustness of thedispenser are further improved, in particular, during shipping andstoring the dispenser. Further, the sleeve can improve the stackabilityof the dispenser.

The sleeve may extend along the plurality of walls over between 50% and100%, between 60% and 90%, or between 70% and 80% of the length of theplurality of walls in the direction from the side wall to which theremovable panel extends towards the side wall which is arranged oppositethe side wall to which the removable panel extends.

The sleeve may be arranged substantially at a center of the plurality ofwalls in the direction from the side wall to which the removable panelextends towards the side wall which is arranged opposite the side wallto which the removable panel extends. In this way, the stability androbustness of the dispenser can be particularly efficiently enhanced.

The sleeve may be slidable relative to the plurality of walls in thedirection from the side wall to which the removable panel extendstowards the side wall which is arranged opposite the side wall to whichthe removable panel extends. In this way, the sleeve can be removed in aparticularly simple manner, facilitating removal of the removable paneland access to the stack of sheet products.

The sleeve may be made of a first material, the plurality of walls maybe made of a second material, and the second material may be moreflexible and/or more pliable and/or softer than the first material.

The sleeve may be made of cardboard, paper, metal, a plastic material,such as a polymer material, or the like. Particularly preferably, thesleeve is made of cardboard.

The sleeve may have a see-through window arranged at the top wall of theplurality of walls. The see-through window may be made of a transparentmaterial or be constituted by an opening in the sleeve.

In one aspect, the top wall may have a see-through window. Thesee-through window allows for a portion of the sheet products receivedin the interior volume to be seen by a user. The see-through window maybe made of a transparent material.

The see-through window of the sleeve may be arranged at leastsubstantially over the see-through window of the top wall. In this way,a user can see a portion of the sheet products received in the interiorvolume also when the sleeve is provided on the plurality of walls.

The see-through window of the sleeve and the see-through window of thetop wall may have the same size and/or shape. The see-through window ofthe sleeve may be arranged entirely over the see-through window of thetop wall. The see-through window of the sleeve and the see-throughwindow of the top wall may be arranged so that they are at leastsubstantially congruent with each other.

In another aspect, adjacent sheet products in the stack of sheetproducts may be interfolded with each other. In this way, it can bereliably ensured that, upon removal of a sheet product from the interiorvolume, a portion of the next sheet product in the stack is brought outthrough the opening.

Adjacent sheet products in the stack of sheet products may not beinterfolded with each other. For example, adjacent sheet products may beindividually folded but not interfolded with each other. Also, the sheetproducts may be provided in the stack in unfolded form, e.g., so as tobe entirely flat.

An end, e.g., a first end, of the first sheet product in the stack ofsheet products, i.e., the uppermost sheet product in the direction fromthe bottom wall towards the top wall of the plurality of walls, may befolded back, e.g., folded back onto the sheet product.

The end, e.g., the first end, of the first sheet product in the stack ofsheet products may be folded back so that the end is arranged at theregion of the top wall in which the removable panel is provided. Theend, e.g., the first end, of the first sheet product in the stack ofsheet products may be folded back so that the end is arranged at theregion of the top wall in which the opening is to be revealed.

The end, e.g., the first end, of the first sheet product in the stack ofsheet products may be folded back so that the end is alignedsubstantially along the direction from the side wall to which theremovable panel extends towards the side wall which is arranged oppositethe side wall to which the removable panel extends. The end, e.g., thefirst end, of the first sheet product in the stack of sheet products maybe folded back so that the end is aligned substantially along thedirection from the first side wall towards the second side wall.

The end, e.g., the first end, of the first sheet product in the stack ofsheet products may be folded back so that the end is alignedsubstantially parallel to the edges, in particular, the straight edges,of the part of the removable panel provided at the top wall. The end,e.g., the first end, of the first sheet product in the stack of sheetproducts may be folded back so that the end is aligned substantiallyparallel to the edges, in particular, the straight edges, of the openingwhich is to be revealed in the top wall.

By folding back the end, e.g., the first end, of the first sheet productin the stack of sheet products, gripping of the sheet product by a useris further facilitated.

In a further aspect, adjacent sheet products in the stack of sheetproducts may be provided with perforations at least partly penetratingthe sheet products and providing a loose connection therebetween. Alsoin this way, it can be achieved that, upon removal of a sheet productfrom the interior volume, a portion of the next sheet product in thestack is brought out through the opening. Alternatively or additionally,for this purpose, the sheet products in the stack of sheet products maybe chosen so as to have a sufficient degree of surface roughness.

The stack of sheet products may be received in the interior volume in acompressed state.

The stack of sheet products may be compressed in the direction from thetop wall towards the bottom wall.

The stack of sheet products may be received in the interior volume in asubstantially uncompressed state.

Moreover, according to a further aspect, the present disclosure providesa dispenser for dispensing sheet products, the dispenser comprising aplurality of walls connected to each other, defining an interior volume,and a stack of sheet products received in the interior volume. Thedispenser further comprises a sleeve arranged so as to at leastpartially surround a top wall of the plurality of walls, two opposingend walls of the plurality of walls and a bottom wall of the pluralityof walls.

In this way, a dispenser with a particularly high degree of stabilityand robustness can be provided. In particular, stability and robustnessof the dispenser during shipping and storing the dispenser can beimproved. Further, the sleeve can improve the stackability of thedispenser.

In one aspect, an opening for removing sheet products may be provided atleast in the top wall of the plurality of walls.

A removable panel may be provided at the top wall of the plurality ofwalls. The dispenser may be configured so that, upon removal of theremovable panel, an opening in the top wall for removing sheet productsis revealed.

The removable panel may extend to a side wall of the plurality of wallsso that a portion of the removable panel is present at the side wall.

The sleeve may extend along the plurality of walls over between 50% and100%, between 60% and 90%, or between 70% and 80% of the length of theplurality of walls in the direction from a first side wall of theplurality of walls towards a second side wall of the plurality of walls.

The sleeve may be arranged substantially at a center of the plurality ofwalls in the direction from a first side wall of the plurality of wallstowards a second side wall of the plurality of walls. In this way, thestability and robustness of the dispenser can be particularlyefficiently enhanced.

The sleeve may be slidable relative to the plurality of walls in thedirection from a first side wall of the plurality of walls towards asecond side wall of the plurality of walls. In this way, the sleeve canbe removed in a particularly simple manner. If the dispenser comprises aremovable panel, removal of the removable panel and access to the stackof sheet products can be greatly facilitated.

The sleeve may be made of a first material, the plurality of walls maybe made of a second material, and the second material may be moreflexible and/or more pliable and/or softer than the first material.

The sleeve may be made of cardboard, paper, metal, a plastic material,such as a polymer material, or the like. Particularly preferably, thesleeve is made of cardboard.

The plurality of walls may be made of a pliable and/or flexible and/orsoft material.

The plurality of walls may be made of a sheet material, a film materialor a foil material, e.g., a plastic sheet or a plastic foil.

The plurality of walls may be made of a plastic material, such as apolymer material, paper, cardboard, metal or the like. Particularlypreferably, the plurality of walls is made of a plastic material, e.g.,a polymer material, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP),polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyester or the like.

The sleeve may have a see-through window arranged at the top wall of theplurality of walls. The see-through window may be made of a transparentmaterial or be constituted by an opening in the sleeve.

The top wall may have a see-through window. The see-through windowallows for a portion of the sheet products received in the interiorvolume to be seen by a user. The see-through window may be made of atransparent material.

The see-through window of the sleeve may be arranged at leastsubstantially over the see-through window of the top wall. In this way,a user can see a portion of the sheet products received in the interiorvolume also when the sleeve is provided on the plurality of walls.

The see-through window of the sleeve and the see-through window of thetop wall may have the same size and/or shape. The see-through window ofthe sleeve may be arranged entirely over the see-through window of thetop wall. The see-through window of the sleeve and the see-throughwindow of the top wall may be arranged so that they are at leastsubstantially congruent with each other.

The features disclosed in connection with the above description of thedispenser of embodiments of the present disclosure may also be appliedto the dispenser of the further embodiments below, with the aspectscombined in any such manner.

According to another embodiment, a method of manufacturing the dispenseris provided.

The method of manufacturing the dispenser includes providing a wallmaterial, providing the wall material with the removable panel, cuttingthe wall material which has been provided with the removable panel, andfolding the cut wall material around a stack of sheet products so thatthe plurality of walls is formed by the folded wall material and thestack of sheet products is received in the interior volume defined bythe plurality of walls.

The manufacturing method of the present disclosure is a method ofmanufacturing the dispenser described above. Hence, the technicaladvantages described above for the dispenser of the present disclosurealso apply to the manufacturing method of the present disclosure.Moreover, the features disclosed in connection with the abovedescription of the dispenser of the present disclosure may also beapplied to the manufacturing method of the present disclosure.

In one aspect, the wall material may be a pliable and/or flexible and/orsoft material.

The wall material may be a sheet material, a film material or a foilmaterial, e.g., a plastic sheet or a plastic foil.

The wall material may be a plastic material, such as a polymer material,paper, cardboard, metal or the like. Particularly preferably, the wallmaterial is a plastic material, e.g., a polymer material, such aspolyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC),polyester or the like.

The removable panel may be used as a cutting mark in the process ofcutting the wall material. The cutting mark indicates where, i.e., atwhich position or positions, the wall material is to be cut. Thus, thewall material can be cut in a particularly precise and efficient manner,without the need to provide an additional cutting mark.

The wall material may be provided with the removable panel byperforating the wall material.

In another aspect, at least a portion of the removable panel may beprovided by perforating the wall material.

The cut wall material may be folded to form the plurality of walls sothat only a single layer of wall material is present in the region ofthe side wall where the portion of the removable panel is present.

The cut wall material may be folded so as to form fold over portionssuch as those detailed above. The fold over portions may be formed sothat only a single layer of wall material is present in the region ofthe side wall where the portion of the removable panel is present.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Various additional features and advantages of the invention will becomemore apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon review of thefollowing detailed description of one or more illustrative embodimentstaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The accompanyingdrawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of thisspecification, illustrate one or more embodiments of the invention and,together with the general description given above and the detaileddescription given below, explain the one or more embodiments of theinvention.

FIG. 1 shows a top perspective view of a dispenser according to a firstembodiment.

FIG. 2 shows a top perspective view of a dispenser according to a secondembodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a top partially-transparent perspective view of a dispenseraccording to a third embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a side view of a dispenser according to a fourthembodiment.

FIG. 5 shows a side view of a dispenser according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows a side perspective view of a dispenser according to a sixthembodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a front perspective view of a dispenser according to aseventh embodiment.

FIG. 8 shows a top plan view of the dispenser of FIG. 1 in an unfoldedstate thereof (e.g., in “blank” unassembled form).

FIG. 9 shows an enlarged detailed top view of the encircled area in FIG.8.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Particular embodiments of the present disclosure will now be describedwith reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a dispenser 2 according toa first embodiment of the present disclosure.

The dispenser 2 is a dispenser for dispensing sheet products andcomprises a plurality of walls connected to each other, defining aninterior volume. The plurality of walls comprises a top wall 4, a bottomwall 6, a first side wall 8, a second side wall 10 opposite the firstside wall 8, a first end wall 12, and a second end wall 14 opposite thefirst end wall 12. All of these walls 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 aresubstantially planar walls. As is shown in FIG. 1, the plurality ofwalls 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 has a rectangular prism shape.

The plurality of walls 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 is made of a pliable sheetmaterial, in particular, a plastic sheet material, e.g., a polymer sheetmaterial, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyester or the like.

A stack of sheet products (not shown), such as a stack of tissues,wipes, napkins or the like, is received in the interior volume definedby the plurality of walls 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14. Adjacent sheet productsin the stack of sheet products are interfolded with each other. Thestack of sheet products is received in the interior volume in acompressed state, i.e., in a state in which the stack of sheet productsis compressed in the direction from the top wall 4 towards the bottomwall 6.

A removable panel 16 is provided at the top wall 4 and the first sidewall 8. The removable panel 16 is formed by perforations 18 provided inthe top wall 4 and the first side wall 8. The perforations 18 penetratethe sheet material of the top wall 4 and the first side wall 8. Theremovable panel 16 is thus removably attached to portions, i.e.,remainders, of the top wall 4 and the first side wall 8 throughperforation bridges 19 (see FIG. 9), i.e., portions of top wall materialand side wall material arranged between the perforations 18.

Hence, the removable panel 16 is formed by a sequence of perforations18, the sequence extending from the top wall 4 to the first side wall 8.

These perforations 18 are illustrated in greater detail in FIGS. 8 and9, wherein FIG. 8 shows a schematic top view of the dispenser 2 in anunfolded state thereof, i.e., a schematic top view of an unassembledblank that can be folded into the dispenser 2, and FIG. 9 shows anenlarged view of the encircled area in FIG. 8.

As is shown in FIG. 8, the blank comprises portions forming, in thefolded state of the dispenser 2, the top wall 4, the bottom wall 6, thefirst end wall 12 and the second end wall 14. Further, the blankcomprises four side flaps 7 and four side flaps 9 forming the first sidewall 8 and the second side wall 10, respectively, in the folded state ofthe dispenser 2.

The perforations 18 are arranged so as to be symmetric with respect to acenter line C of the removable panel 16 which extends along the centerof the removable panel 16 in the width direction thereof, i.e., in thedirection from the first end wall 12 towards the second end wall 14 (seeFIGS. 8 and 9).

This symmetric arrangement of the perforations 18 ensures that thetearing force during removal of the removable panel 16 is evenlydistributed along the removable panel 16. Hence, the removable panel 16can be removed in a particularly controlled and precise manner.

As is illustrated in FIG. 9, the perforations 18 comprise firstperforations 18 a at the first side wall 8 and at a portion of the topwall 4 in the vicinity of the first side wall 8 and second perforations18 b at the remainder of the top wall 4. The first perforations 18 a arelonger, i.e., have a larger extension, than the second perforations 18b.

Hence, the spacing between adjacent perforation bridges 19 at the firstside wall 8 and at the portion of the top wall 4 in the vicinity of thefirst side wall 8 is larger than the spacing between adjacentperforation bridges 19 at the remainder of the top wall 4.

Alternatively, a spacing between adjacent perforation bridges 19 at thefirst side wall 8 may be the same as a spacing between adjacentperforation bridges 19 at the entire top wall 4. In particular, thespacing between adjacent perforation bridges 19 may be substantiallyconstant throughout the entire removable panel 16.

The length of the first perforations 18 a may be in the range of 4 mm to9 mm, e.g., 6 mm. The length of the second perforations 18 b may be inthe range of 1 mm to 5 mm. The length of the perforation bridges 19 maybe in the range of 0.5 mm to 2 mm, e.g., 1 mm.

The number of the first perforations 18 a may be in the range of 3 to15, 5 to 13, or 7 to 11, for example, 9.

As is further illustrated in FIG. 9, one of the perforations 18 a isprovided in the side wall 8 at the lowermost part of the portion 20 ofthe removable panel 16 in the direction from the top wall 4 towards thebottom wall 6 (i.e., at the end of the portion 20 on the right-hand sidein FIG. 9). This perforation 18 a crosses or intersects the center lineC. Hence, the perforations 18 a are arranged so that no perforationbridge 19 crosses or intersects the center line C.

In this way, removal of the removable panel 16 is further facilitated.In particular, by arranging the perforations 18 a in this manner, a usercan remove the portion 20 of the removable panel 16 from the remainderof the first side wall 8 more easily, also enabling a better grip ofthis portion 20.

As is shown in FIG. 1, the removable panel 16 extends from the top wall4 to the first side wall 8 so that a portion 20 of the removable panel16 is present at the first side wall 8. In particular, the removablepanel 16 reaches over an edge, i.e., the short side edge 22 (see FIGS.1, 8 and 9), of the rectangular top wall 4 to the first side wall 8.

The removable panel 16 extends along the top wall 4 over approximatelythe entire length of the top wall 4 in the direction from the first sidewall 8 towards the second side wall 10 (see FIG. 1). However, theremovable panel 16 does not extend to the second side wall 10, i.e., soas to be present also on the second side wall 10 (see also FIG. 8).

The portion 20 of the removable panel 16 present at the first side wall8 extends along the first side wall 8 over approximately 30% of theheight of the first side wall 8 in the direction from the top wall 4towards the bottom wall 6.

The part of the removable panel 16 provided at the top wall 4 has astraight shape, i.e., a shape with straight edges, the straight edgesbeing substantially parallel to the long side edges of the rectangulartop wall 4.

The ends of the removable panel 16 in the direction from the first sidewall 8 towards the second side wall 10 have curved, e.g., semi-circular,shapes, as is shown in FIG. 1.

The removable panel 16 can be removed, i.e., removed from the remaindersof the top wall 4 and the first side wall 8, by tearing off the panel 16along the perforations 18. Upon removal of the removable panel 16, anopening in the top wall 4 for removing sheet products is revealed, i.e.,formed.

In particular, a user can grip the removable panel 16 so that his thumbtouches the portion 20 of the removable panel 16 present at the firstside wall 8 and his index finger touches the part of the removable panel16 present at the top wall 4 in a position close to the short side edge22 of the top wall 4. In this way, the end of the removable panel 16which is arranged at the short side edge 22 can be safely and firmlygripped by the user, enabling removal of the panel 16 in a simple,efficient and precise manner.

Hence, the dispenser 2 according to the first embodiment allows for thesheet products received in the interior volume to be removed in a simpleand efficient manner.

The dispenser 2 according to the first embodiment is manufactured byproviding a wall material for forming the plurality of walls 4, 6, 8,10, 12, 14, i.e., the pliable sheet material detailed above.

The wall material is provided with the removable panel 16 by perforatingthe wall material, i.e., by providing the perforations 18 in thoseportions of the wall material which will form parts of the top wall 4and the first side wall 8.

Subsequently, the wall material is cut, i.e., cut to size, e.g., using acutting tool, such as a cutting blade or the like.

In the process of cutting the wall material, the removable panel 16formed by the perforations 18 is used as a cutting mark. The cuttingmark indicates where, i.e., at which position or positions, the wallmaterial is to be cut. Thus, the wall material can be cut in aparticularly precise and efficient manner, without the need to providean additional cutting mark.

As the next step in the manufacturing method, the cut wall material isfolded around a stack of sheet products so that the plurality of walls4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 is formed by the folded wall material and the stackof sheet products is received in the interior volume defined by theplurality of walls 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14.

Subsequently, the folded wall material is fixed in its position, e.g.,by securing portions of the wall material to each other, for example,through an adhesive and/or by welding.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of a dispenser 102 accordingto a second embodiment of the present disclosure.

The dispenser 102 of the second embodiment differs from the dispenser 2of the first embodiment only in the shape of the part of the removablepanel provided at the top wall. Hence, a repeated description of theconfiguration of the remainder of the dispenser is omitted.

Specifically, as is shown in FIG. 2, the part of the removable panel 116provided at the top wall 104 of the dispenser 102 has a shape withundulating edges. The undulations of these edges are arranged so thatthe direction of their amplitude is substantially perpendicular to theextension direction of the long side edges of the rectangular top wall104. Further, the undulations are shifted relative to each other alongthis extension direction, so that the width of the top wall part of theremovable panel 116, in the direction perpendicular to the extensiondirection, periodically varies along the extension direction.

The dispenser 102 according to the second embodiment is manufacturedsubstantially in the same manner as the dispenser 2 according to thefirst embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic transparent perspective view of a dispenser 202according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure.

The dispenser 202 of the third embodiment differs from the dispenser 2of the first embodiment only in that the removable panel is arranged soas to extend also to the second side wall. Hence, a repeated descriptionof the configuration of the remainder of the dispenser is omitted.

As is shown in FIG. 3, the removable panel 216 of the dispenser 202extends to the first side wall 208 and to the second side wall 210 sothat a first portion 220 of the removable panel 216 is present at thefirst side wall 208 and a second portion 230 of the removable panel 216is present at the second side wall 210. This arrangement of theremovable panel 216 offers a user greater versatility and flexibilityfor removing the removable panel 216.

The first portion 220 of the removable panel 216 and the second portion230 of the removable panel 216 have the same configuration.Specifically, the first and second portions 220, 230 of the removablepanel 216 have the same configuration as the portion 20 of the dispenser2 according to the first embodiment.

The removable panel 216 is formed by a sequence of perforations 218, thesequence extending from the first side wall 208 over the top wall 204 tothe second side wall 210, as is shown in FIG. 3.

The dispenser 202 according to the third embodiment is manufacturedsubstantially in the same manner as the dispenser 2 according to thefirst embodiment.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic side view of a dispenser 302 according to afourth embodiment of the present disclosure.

The dispenser 302 of the fourth embodiment has substantially the sameconfiguration as the dispenser 2 of the first embodiment and differsonly in the details of the structure of the first side wall. Therefore,a repeated description of the configuration of the remainder of thedispenser is omitted.

Specifically, as is shown in FIG. 4, the first side wall 308 of thedispenser 302 has fold over portions 340 in which the sheet material isfolded over so that two layers of sheet material are arranged on top ofeach other in the fold over portions 340. In these portions 340, thesheet material is folded over from the lateral edges of the first sidewall 308 towards the center of the first side wall 308 in the widthdirection of the first side wall 308. The fold over portions 340 extendalmost along the entire height of the first side wall 308.

The fold over portions 340 are arranged so that there is a gap betweenthe portions 340 in the width direction of the first side wall 308, asis shown in FIG. 4. Thus, only a single layer of the sheet material ispresent in the region of the first side wall 308 in which the portion320 of the removable panel is present. In this way, removal of theremovable panel is further facilitated.

The dispenser 302 according to the fourth embodiment is manufacturedsubstantially in the same manner as the dispenser 2 according to thefirst embodiment.

In the method of manufacturing the dispenser 302 of the fourthembodiment, the cut wall material is folded so as to form the fold overportions 340, wherein only a single layer of wall material is present inthe region of the first side wall 308 where the portion 320 of theremovable panel is present.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic side view of a dispenser 402 according to afifth embodiment of the present disclosure.

The dispenser 402 of the fifth embodiment differs from the dispenser 302of the fourth embodiment only in the configuration and arrangement ofthe fold over portions. Hence, a repeated description of theconfiguration of the remainder of the dispenser is omitted.

As is shown in FIG. 5, the first side wall 408 of the dispenser 402 hasfold over portions 440 in which the sheet material is folded over. Inthese portions 440, the sheet material is folded over from the lateraledges of the first side wall 408 towards the center of the first sidewall 408 in the width direction of the first side wall 408.

In contrast to the fold over portions 340 of the dispenser 302, the foldover portions 440 are folded over so as to overlap each other in anoverlap region 450 arranged in the center of the first side wall 408 inthe width direction of the first side wall 408. In this overlap region450, three layers of sheet material are arranged on top of each other.In the remainder of the fold over portions 440, two layers of sheetmaterial are arranged on top of each other.

The fold over portions 440 have a tapered shape in the direction fromthe lateral edges of the first side wall 408 towards the center of thefirst side wall 408 in the width direction of the first side wall 408.Specifically, the fold over portions 440 are tapered so that anextension thereof along the height of the first side wall 408 decreasesin the direction from the lateral edges of the first side wall 408towards the center of the first side wall 408. In the center of thefirst side wall 408 in the width direction of the first side wall 408,the fold over portions 440 extend only along a part, e.g., approximately50%, of the height of the first side wall 408, as is shown in FIG. 5.Hence, only a single layer of the sheet material is present in theregion of the first side wall 408 in which the portion 420 of theremovable panel is present. In this way, removal of the removable panelis further facilitated, substantially in the same manner as for thedispenser 302 of the fourth embodiment.

The dispenser 402 according to the fifth embodiment is manufacturedsubstantially in the same manner as the dispenser 302 according to thefourth embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a dispenser 502 accordingto a sixth embodiment of the present disclosure.

The dispenser 502 of the sixth embodiment differs from the dispenser 402of the fifth embodiment only in the configuration and arrangement of thefold over portions and in the arrangement of the removable panel. Thus,a repeated description of the configuration of the remainder of thedispenser is omitted.

Specifically, as is shown in FIG. 6, the fold over portions 540 of thedispenser 502 differ from the fold over portions 440 of the dispenser402 in that the fold over portions 540, including the overlap region550, extend all the way to the lower edge of the first side wall 508 inthe height direction of the first side wall 508.

Moreover, the arrangement of the removable panel 516 differs from thearrangement of the removable panel 16 of the dispenser 2 and theremovable panel of the dispenser 402 in that the first side wall 508 towhich the removable panel 516 extends is arranged at a long side of therectangular prism shape of the plurality of walls, i.e., at a long sideedge of the top wall 504 (see FIG. 6).

The dispenser 502 according to the sixth embodiment is manufacturedsubstantially in the same manner as the dispenser 402 according to thefifth embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a schematic perspective view of a dispenser 602 accordingto a seventh embodiment of the present disclosure.

The dispenser 602 of the seventh embodiment differs from the dispenser 2of the first embodiment only in that an additional sleeve 700 isprovided. Hence, a repeated description of the configuration of theremainder of the dispenser is omitted.

As is shown in FIG. 7, the sleeve 700 is arranged so as to partiallysurround the top wall 604, the two opposing end walls 612, 614 and thebottom wall 606 of the plurality of walls, i.e., so as to surround thesewalls 604, 606, 612, 614 along a part of their lengths in the directionfrom the first side wall 608 towards the second side wall 610.

Specifically, the sleeve 700 extends along the plurality of walls overapproximately 70% of the length of the plurality of walls in thedirection from the first side wall 608 towards the second side wall 610.

The sleeve 700 is made of a material which is less flexible and pliable,i.e., more rigid, than the sheet material of the plurality of walls. Inparticular, the sleeve 700 may be made of cardboard.

By providing the sleeve 700, the stability and robustness of thedispenser 602 are further improved, in particular, during shipping andstoring the dispenser 602. Further, the sleeve 700 improves thestackability of the dispenser 602.

The sleeve 700 is slidable relative to the plurality of walls in thedirection from the first side wall 608 towards the second side wall 610.Hence, the sleeve 700 can be removed in a particularly simple manner,facilitating removal of the removable panel and access to the stack ofsheet products.

The sleeve 700 has a see-through window 710 arranged at the top wall 604of the plurality of walls, as is shown in FIG. 7. The see-through window710 is formed as an opening in the sleeve 700.

Although this is not shown in FIG. 7, the top wall 604 may have asee-through window. The see-through window of the top wall 604 may bemade of a transparent material, e.g., a transparent plastic material.Such a see-through window allows for a portion of the sheet productsreceived in the interior volume to be seen by a user.

The see-through window 710 of the sleeve 700 may be arranged at leastsubstantially over the see-through window of the top wall 604. In thisway, a user can see a portion of the sheet products received in theinterior volume also when the sleeve 700 is slid over the plurality ofwalls.

The dispenser 602 according to the seventh embodiment is manufacturedsubstantially in the same manner as the dispenser 2 according to thefirst embodiment. After forming the plurality of walls and fixing themin their position, the sleeve 700 is slid over the plurality of walls inthe longitudinal direction of the rectangular prism shape.

To this end, the embodiments described above are only descriptions ofpreferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended tolimit the scope of the present invention. Various variations andmodifications can be made to the technical solution of the presentinvention by those of ordinary skills in the art, without departing fromthe design and spirit of the present invention. The variations andmodifications should all fall within the claim scope defined by theclaims of the present invention.

What is claimed is: 1.-30. (canceled)
 31. A dispenser for dispensingsheet products, the dispenser comprising: a plurality of walls connectedto each other, defining an interior volume; and a stack of sheetproducts received in the interior volume; wherein a removable panel isprovided at a top wall of the plurality of walls, the dispenser isconfigured so that, upon removal of the removable panel, an opening inthe top wall for removing sheet products is revealed, and the removablepanel extends to a side wall of the plurality of walls so that a portionof the removable panel is present at the side wall.
 32. The dispenser ofclaim 31, wherein the removable panel is removably attached to at leasta portion of the top wall.
 33. The dispenser of claim 31, whereinperforations are provided in the top wall, the perforations defining apart of the removable panel, and wherein the removable panel isremovably attached to a portion of the top wall through perforationbridges arranged between the perforations.
 34. The dispenser of claim31, wherein perforations are provided in the side wall to which theremovable panel extends, the perforations defining the portion of theremovable panel present at the side wall, and wherein the portion of theremovable panel is removably attached to a portion of the side wallthrough perforation bridges arranged between the perforations.
 35. Thedispenser of claim 34, wherein perforations are provided in the topwall, the perforations in the top wall defining a part of the removablepanel, wherein the removable panel is removably attached to a portion ofthe top wall through perforation bridges arranged between theperforations, and wherein a spacing between adjacent perforation bridgesat the side wall is larger than a spacing between adjacent perforationbridges at the top wall.
 36. The dispenser of claim 34, wherein aperforation is provided in the side wall at a lowermost part of theportion of the removable panel in a direction from the top wall towardsa bottom wall of the plurality of walls.
 37. The dispenser of claim 31,wherein the portion of the removable panel present at the side wall is apull tab, and wherein the pull tab is removably attached to the sidewall or detached from the side wall.
 38. The dispenser of claim 31,wherein the removable panel extends along the top wall over at least 90%of a length of the top wall in a direction from the side wall to whichthe removable panel extends towards another side wall of the pluralityof walls which is arranged opposite the side wall to which the removablepanel extends.
 39. The dispenser of claim 31, wherein the removablepanel does not extend to a side wall of the plurality of walls which isarranged opposite the side wall to which the removable panel extends.40. The dispenser of claim 31, wherein the portion of the removablepanel present at the side wall extends along the side wall over between10% and 50% of a height of the side wall in a direction from the topwall towards a bottom wall of the plurality of walls.
 41. The dispenserof claim 31, wherein the plurality of walls is made of a pliablematerial.
 42. The dispenser of claim 31, wherein the plurality of wallsis made of a sheet material, and only a single layer of the sheetmaterial is present in a region of the side wall where the portion ofthe removable panel is present.
 43. The dispenser of claim 31, wherein apart of the removable panel provided at the top wall has a straightshape or a shape with curved or undulating edges.
 44. The dispenser ofclaim 31, wherein the plurality of walls substantially has a rectangularprism shape, and the side wall to which the removable panel extends isarranged at a short side of the rectangular prism shape.
 45. Thedispenser of claim 31, further comprising: a sleeve arranged so as to atleast partially surround the top wall, two opposing end walls of theplurality of walls and a bottom wall of the plurality of walls.
 46. Thedispenser of claim 45, wherein the sleeve is slidable relative to theplurality of walls in a direction from the side wall to which theremovable panel extends towards another side wall of the plurality ofwalls which is arranged opposite the side wall to which the removablepanel extends.
 47. The dispenser of claim 45, wherein the sleeve is madeof a first material, the plurality of walls is made of a secondmaterial, and the second material is more flexible than the firstmaterial.
 48. The dispenser of claim 45, wherein the sleeve has asee-through window arranged at the top wall of the plurality of walls,wherein the top wall includes a see-through window, and wherein thesee-through window of the sleeve is arranged at least substantially overthe see-through window of the top wall.
 49. The dispenser of claim 31,wherein the stack of sheet products is received in the interior volumein a compressed state, and wherein the stack of sheet products iscompressed in a direction from the top wall towards a bottom wall of theplurality of walls.
 50. A method of manufacturing a dispenser, themethod comprising: providing a wall material; providing the wallmaterial with a removable panel; cutting the wall material which hasbeen provided with the removable panel; and after cutting, folding thewall material around a stack of sheet products so that the plurality ofwalls is formed by the wall material and the stack of sheet products isreceived in an interior volume defined by the plurality of walls,wherein the removable panel is located in a top wall of the plurality ofwalls and extends to a side wall of the plurality of walls followingfolding the cut wall material, and wherein upon removal of the removablepanel, an opening in the top wall is revealed for removing sheetproducts in the stack of sheet products from the interior volume.